First Responders First

Well-Being Resources for Healthcare Workers and First Responders

A special selection of free offerings from #FirstRespondersFirst to help frontline healthcare workers manage stress, build resilience, and improve overall well-being.
Kasia Laskowski

Kasia Laskowski

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#FirstRespondersFirst takes a whole human approach to first responder and healthcare worker well-being. Please find a selection of free offerings and resources below to help you prioritize your own mental health and well-being.

About #FirstRespondersFirst

#FirstRespondersFirst, an initiative of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Thrive Global, and the CAA Foundation, takes a whole human approach to addressing the needs of frontline workers in order to support their ability to serve on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. #FirstRespondersFirst’s fundraising call to action helps provide essential supplies, protective equipment, accommodations, child care, food, and critical mental health support and resources to this demographically and socially diverse workforce, ranging from minimum-wage hourly workers in home-care settings to social workers, nurses, physicians, and beyond, through its implementing collaborators Americares, Bright Horizons, CORE Response, Direct Relief, Give An Hour, Global Health Corps, Hispanic Federation, IHG Hotels & Resorts, InnerHour, International Rescue Committee, Marriott International, National Black Nurses Association, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Omada Health, Osmosis, Pivot, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, World Central Kitchen, You Okay, Doc?, Sangath, the Vicente Ferrer Foundation USA, and Médecins Sans Frontières. Through strategic partnerships with Johnson & Johnson, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, #FirstRespondersFirst equips first responders with the tools and resources needed to build their resilience and promote positive mental health while also advocating for change at the institutional level in order to ensure organizations prioritize workforce well-being. Powered by Thrive Global’s behavior change platform, #FirstRespondersFirst also provides access to Harvard Chan School’s evidence-based content, specifically tailored to this critical workforce, to help improve the physical and mental well-being of healthcare workers. #FirstRespondersFirst is a fund of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that meets all 20 Better Business Bureau charity standards and carries the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency.

Author(s)

  • Kasia Laskowski

    Executive Director, Thrive Global Foundation

    Thrive Global

    Kasia Laskowski is the Executive Director of the Thrive Global Foundation. Prior to this role, she worked as Thrive’s Chief of Staff for Business Operations. Kasia began her career in the nonprofit and humanitarian sectors where she witnessed firsthand the epidemic of burnout in countless organizations staffed with passionate and determined individuals. Before joining Thrive, Kasia served as Communications Director for the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, an international congregation of Catholic women. Kasia studied International Political Economy at Fordham University and received her Master's in International Humanitarian Action from Fordham’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In her spare time, Kasia enjoys learning about spiritual pathways to healing and applying them to her life.